SATX-NEM: Impact 10/17/2025

The Live Oak Economic Development Corporation, or EDC, has submitted over $2.4 million in expenditures for a variety of endeavors, mainly concentrated at the Main City Park at 18001 Park Drive.

At the Sept. 30 meeting of Live Oak City Council, the dais approved nine resolutions to authorize Live Oak EDC expenditures related to city parks, with three other resolution items approved on Oct. 14.

Zooming in: Eight items going toward the Main City Park, and another going toward the city's Municipal Pool, were approved on Sept. 30, totaling $1,854,121. The expenditures were budgeted in the 2025-26 fiscal year Economic Development Fund.

"This is something we do every year, we fund some kind of quality of life projects, and we just had this master park plan completed ... [we felt] we could help out in a big way, that way," Donna Lowder, Live Oak economic development director, told Community Impact.

Tractor Supply Co. is considering expanding at its current location in northeast San Antonio. 

What we know: Tractor Supply Co. may expand its Cibolo location at 272 FM 1103. Management at the store told Community Impact that the project is still up in the air.

The store filed a permit with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a $300,000 expansion, which would include a new outdoor goods section, interior upgrades and an additional 1,440 square feet of retail space.

What they offer: Tractor Supply Co. sells livestock feed, lawn and garden supplies, clothing and more. 

• 272 FM 1103, Cibolo

Continental Autonomous Mobility U.S. is looking to expand its New Braunfels manufacturing facility.

The overview: The expansion project, dubbed Project Nemo, is for an additional 65,000-square-foot manufacturing space. It would add $100 million of appraised value to the site, according to a Sept. 30 New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation, or NBEDC, presentation.

Two incentives, one by the city and one by the NBEDC, are being considered. The proposed city incentive is for a 10-year, 65% property tax abatement on the expanded portion of the facility. The proposed NBEDC incentive would not exceed $300,000 and is similar to the initial project’s incentive, construction fee waivers and roadway impact fees.

Looking ahead: An agenda item proposing to consolidate the initial Chapter 380 agreement into a Chapter 312 tax abatement will be presented to New Braunfels City Council on Oct. 13. There will also be a public hearing on the tax abatement for the Continental property.